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Rod Muir Presentation on Ottawa’s Green Bin Program

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwCCf4E8nqU One of my favorite trash talkers named Ed Barr recommended to me recently to check out this guy Rod Muir in Canada, saying I'd like his composting videos... not surprisingly, he was right! He makes some really simple points that I've always neglected to bring forth in my mind- when you bought stuff, you bought it individually.  When it's longer usable, separate it again! He also nails all the benefits perfectly: -less going to the landfill -less odor (food causes most of the landfill smell!) -carbon dioxide instead of methane (yes, methane is a lot worse than CO2) -you're producing your own soil -use less pesticides and fertilizer I also like that he mentions using a paper bag to line your bin instead of a biodegradable plastic bag... no…

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Too Much Recycling? Free Market Gov’s’ Empty Landfills Worry Wall St.

EARLIER: Moody’s Investors Service has threatened to downgrade the Delaware Solid Waste Authority, currently rated A2, because the state isn’t dumping nearly as much lucrative trash for local towns in its Cherry Island Landfill and other waste sites as it used to. The state dumps have suffered “substantial declines in tonnage since 2007, from over one million tons, to 675,000 tons in fiscal year ending June 30, 2012,” writes Moody’s in a new report. “The authority expects tonnage to stabilize in the 600,000 to 650,000 tons range in the near term. “A large part of the decline since 2010 is due to increased recycling efforts through state bill that prevented the authority’s direct participation. “Declines have also come in general waste reduction efforts by households.” If Delawareans don’t start throwing out more garbage, DSWA has the power…

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